Alumni
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Laura Dolbow ’17 wins 2018 Law360 Distinguished Writing Award through Burton Awards Program
Dolbow was honored for her Note, “A Distinction without a Difference: Convergence in Claims Construction Standards,” published in the 2017 Vanderbilt Law Review. Read MoreMar. 9, 2018
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Read Salt Lake Tribune profile of Assistant U.S. Attorney Stewart Walz ’76
Walz, who retired at the end of February, spent 42 years in government service, and had served as his office's senior litigation counsel since 1999. Read MoreMar. 8, 2018
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Legal First Responders panel highlights ways to use legal skills in crisis situations
Thomas Castelli of the ACLU of Tennessee, immigration lawyer Andrew Free ’09 and election law expert Junaid Odubeko ’04 discuss how lawyers can respond to legal emergencies. Read MoreMar. 7, 2018
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Read Above the Law column highlighting VLS’s Program on Law and Innovation
Columnist Kelly Twigger also interviews Professor Larry Bridgesmith about the Summit on Law and Innovation scheduled at VLS April 30. Read MoreFeb. 28, 2018
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Yesha Yadav nominated to Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Technology Advisory Panel
The CFTC, chaired by Christopher Giancarlo ’84, exists to protect market participants and the public from fraud, manipulation, abusive practices and systematic risks related to derivatives Read MoreFeb. 15, 2018
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Emily Grand ’19 and Claudia Stantzyk-Guzek ’19 win 2018 Bass Berry & Sims Moot Court Competition.
Finalists were Josh Landis ’19, who was named Best Oralist, and Claire Fox ’19. Lauren Stern ’19 and Sarah Grimsdale ’19 honored for Best Brief. Read MoreFeb. 14, 2018
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Ganesh Sitaraman named to 2018 class of Chancellor Faculty Fellows
Sitaraman joins 17 colleagues from across Vanderbilt in two-year program for highly accomplished, recently tenured faculty members. Read MoreJan. 23, 2018
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James R. McHenry III, JD/MA ’03, appointed director of the Executive Office for Immigration Review
McHenry's appointment was announced by Attorney General Jeff Sessions. He has served as acting director of the office since May 30. Read MoreJan. 12, 2018
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Paul Ney, JD/MBA ’84, nominated as counsel to U.S. Department of Defense
Ney currently serves as chief deputy attorney general in the Tennessee Attorney General's Office. Read MoreJan. 11, 2018
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Thomas Parker ’89 confirmed to seat on the Western District of Tennessee
Judge Parker was confirmed by a unanimous Senate vote. He has a reputation "as one of Memphis' finest attorneys," said Tennessee Sen. Lamar Alexander. Read MoreJan. 10, 2018